Tag: Writing Wednesday

Hiya friends, welcome back. This past week, I barely wrote anything that wasn’t for school. Have you ever had that moment where you realize you’re missing something? That’s what it was like for me this week, writing is an outlet for me, a way to express the stuff I’ve experienced and keep it from overpowering my mind.

I remember writing little short stories when I was younger, they were always full of light and happiness. It wasn’t until I was 19 that things changed, where there had been light was only darkness. Fear, sadness, and anger overtook freedom, happiness, and calm. Even with all the changes one thing stayed solid, I was still writing.

It’s clear by now that I’m a bibliophile, I spend a good chunk of my time reading (even when it cuts into other things…like sleeping). But, for me writing can give me the same escape, and when I don’t escape things bottle up and I become difficult to be around. Imagine being in the middle of a raging storm, complete with thunder and lightning, and then you have an idea of what I’m like without words to read, or a moment to write. I really feel bad for people around me during that time. (This is a perfect time to apologize if you’ve ever been near me in storm mode, I’m sorry.)

Well, that was a whole lot of rabbiting on just to get to this point, oops, but alas here we are. When I just need to write and don’t feel like working on my usual pieces, I find writing prompts. I love a good prompt and I thought I’d share some of my favorites with you guys, and maybe you could do the same. In hindsight, the writing at the beginning of this post seems a bit…well, dramatic. Whatever you guys get it, right?

Here are five of my favorites. Enjoy.

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I have very electic taste when it comes to writing, if you hadn’t guessed. If you use one of these, please feel free to share with me. I love reading how different writers interpret prompts. Until next time….

Hiya friends, welcome back. Like I said on Monday, I’m going to be expanding the scope of this space just a bit. Not only do we wear pink on Wednesdays, but we also talk writing now. (Wow, that was a terrible reference) I’m not sure how this is going to work out, but hey ho we’ll give it a go.

You know when you’re little and people ask what you want to be when you grow up? I had quite a few answers, at five I wanted to be a hitman (yup, told the teacher that), at seven I wanted to be a Brontosaurus (I blame The Land before Time), at ten it was clear for a week my calling was to be a lawyer (I could have arrested my five-year-old self), then alas I landed on writer and stayed there. Of course, like any good adult role models, my parents told me I could definitely be anything, I’m assuming they meant to put an exception in there for the hitman career. What they failed to tell me was that by deciding to be a writer, I had unbeknownst to myself, also signed up for a shitty little thing that came with it. If you’re a writer you know where this is going by now, the dreaded WRITER’S BLOCK!

Seriously, it’s one of the worst things I’ve ever encountered. There you are completely ready to sit down to work on your beloved cast of characters and their amazing lives, and in that moment your brain goes, “Nope not today Rockstar. Today I want to ponder one the great mysteries of life. Let us ponder if penguins have knees?” If you’re wondering, let me save you the trouble of googling that and then inevitably watching penguin videos on YouTube, yes, they do have knees.

I have spent many a day/night tilting at this windmill while trying to put pen to paper, or rather fingers to keyboard, it’s never fun. That being said, I’ve come up with a few things that have helped me in the past and maybe can help you in the future.

Walk away writer, walk away. Honestly, sometimes you just need some fucking space. It doesn’t make you any less of a writer if you don’t write on that day.

Pick a prompt. There are times I just can’t write on that piece on that day, doesn’t mean I’ll be blocked from writing anything at all.

Jump around. I don’t mean this in a literal way, unless you’re feeling quite froggy then have at it, Everlast. I mean write a different scene, a different conversation that you have planned for the story. In my experience, it can be just that one area that I’m having trouble with.

Get your read on. I’ve found that just reading can Hulk smash that damn block. It’s like my brain focuses on the thing I’m reading while some little piece of it continues to unravel my damn issue.

Go outside, and interact with other humans. I’m guilty of sitting myself in front of my computer for hours, even days on end. Fresh air clears my head, and talking to humans gives me ideas. It’s a win-win really.

There ya have it, my friends, five solid tips to beat the block. In all truthfulness just because it works for me doesn’t mean it’s guaranteed to work for you, but hey it’s worth a shot, right? Please feel free to tell me any other tips and tricks you might have, I’m always looking for ways to get around it. Until next time…